NCI Wins $5.9 Million NETCENTS Task Order for Executive Airlift Communications Network (EACN)

November 11, 2010

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RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NCI, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCIT), a leading provider of information technology (IT), engineering, logistics, professional services, and solutions to U.S. Federal Government agencies, announced today that it has been awarded a task order under the NETCENTS contract with a value of approximately $5.9 million, if all options are exercised, to manage the ground network interface for senior-level airborne assets to provide the connectivity to the Department of Defense’s Global Information Grid. This is the award NCI referenced on its November 3, 2010 conference call.

Under this task order, NCI and its team member, Global Defense Technology & Systems, Inc. (GTEC), will provide Command, Control, and Communications (C3) services support for the 89th Communications Squadron and the Global Network Operations Center. The task order has a one-year base and one option year, and represents new work for NCI.

“NCI is very pleased to play such a key role in providing communications and information assurance for the OSD Special Airlift Mission VIP platforms serving our nation’s leadership. This program continues and expands our current support to the Air Force Air Mobility Command and the U.S. Transportation Command, and we are honored to serve their mission,” said Terry W. Glasgow, President of NCI.

About NCI, Inc.:

NCI is a leading provider of information technology (IT), engineering, logistics, and professional services and solutions to U.S. Federal Government agencies. We have ISO 9001:2008 and other industry-leading and globally recognized certifications. NCI’s award-winning expertise encompasses areas critical to its customers’ mission objectives, including enterprise systems management; network engineering; cybersecurity and information assurance; software development and systems engineering; program management, acquisition, and lifecycle support; engineering and logistics; health IT/medical transformation; and training and simulation. The company is a member of the Russell 2000 and S&P Small Cap 600 indexes, and was recently named to FORTUNE Magazine’s 2010 “100 Fastest-Growing Companies” list. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, NCI has approximately 2,700 employees and more than 100 locations worldwide.

Forward-Looking Statement: Statements and assumptions made in this press release, which do not address historical facts, constitute "forward-looking" statements that NCI, Inc. believes to be within the definition in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control. Such forward-looking statements are subject to factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated results. These factors include but are not limited to: the failure of the Government to allot funds to NCI to complete performance of the task order; the risk of task order performance; government contract procurement (such as bid protest) and termination risks; competitive factors such as pricing pressures and/or competition to hire and retain employees; and material changes in laws or regulations applicable to the company's businesses. For a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, please refer to the section titled "Risk Factors" in NCI, Inc.'s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the period ended December 31, 2009. The forward-looking statements included in this news release are only made as of the date of this news release and NCI, Inc. undertakes no obligation to publicly update any of the forward-looking statements made herein, whether as a result of new information, subsequent events or circumstances, changes in expectations or otherwise.